The Dave Bess Show
Welcome to Movement Builders - where gym owners learn to serve fewer and live freer.
I'm Dave Bess, founder of Movement Builders and gym owner who escaped the volume trap using the 3M System. Instead of chasing more clients, I help gym owners build movements that attract premium clients organically.
This channel is for gym owners who:
- Feel stuck despite having a "successful" gym
- Want to work with dream clients only
- Are tired of paid ads and lead generation games
- Know there's something bigger they're meant to build
Every episode gives you real strategies from someone who's walked this path. No theory, just what actually works.
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The Dave Bess Show
From $14 in My Bank Account to Building a Movement (My Origin Story)
This is where it all started.
I was a sheltered farm kid from Missouri who found confidence in a gym called Titan. Fast forward through corporate life at Under Armour, a dad's car accident, two years farming (spoiler: I'm no Kevin Costner), and a move to Arizona with big dreams.
But here's the thing nobody talks about...
Even when my gym was crushing it - 2-3x revenue growth, 10K+ profit months, five-star reviews everywhere - I felt this hunger. This voice saying "there's something bigger for you, Dave."
In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on everything: → The $14 bank account moment that changed my trajectory
→ How a worldwide pandemic led to my first $40K month
→ Why teaching high-ticket sales to hundreds of gym owners wasn't enough
→ The pull I felt to stop being the guide and start leading my own movement
The reality? Most "successful" gym owners are secretly miserable. They're trapped in the volume game, working with whoever walks through the door instead of dream clients who light them up.
This podcast exists because I believe you're meant for something bigger than just running a gym. You're meant to build a movement.
Fair warning: I'm going to share the good, the bad, and the ugly. From life-sized teddy bears that caused panic attacks to the honest conversations that changed everything.
If you've got that burning in your belly - that voice saying you're meant for more - buckle up. We're about to build something that attracts dream clients through authentic content, not paid ads.
Welcome to the movement.